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veravilla's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed and resonated with a lot of parts of this book. Nothing I didn't know yet though nice to read. But overall it was a bit long and the whole whatever Jane was doing in cursive was completely unnecessary, but keep appearing in every single chapter.
parchouliprentice's review against another edition
2.0
This book was way more sciencey than I thought. There were maybe 3 real pieces of practical advice- know what you believe, any emotion you feel is okay and should not be repressed but explored, and get in touch with your dream state. My biggest takeaway was that our beliefs are not reality but just our beliefs about it. We can change our reality if we adjust those beliefs. That made me think about the “perception is reality” credo that Western society has discussed a lot over the last few decades. It is true to an extent we as individuals are 100% responsible for that perception. I think we have created a lot of nonexistent problems by expecting the world to adjust to our perspective when we are unwilling to adjust ours. Seth also touches on the contagion of belief systems which I think has just increased a hundredfold since the advent of social media. People even make a job out of adjusting the beliefs of others (influencers). Idk but that freaks me out. It takes away a point of power.
The book in general freaks me out. Channeled content is weird. But I did get something out of it- a reminder of my own power and that I can’t always trust my thoughts, if I explore their basis and come up wanting. I also think the inserts of the channeler’s husband were unnecessary in most parts.
The book in general freaks me out. Channeled content is weird. But I did get something out of it- a reminder of my own power and that I can’t always trust my thoughts, if I explore their basis and come up wanting. I also think the inserts of the channeler’s husband were unnecessary in most parts.
larryc's review against another edition
5.0
The Seth books were some of the earliest and most comprehensive "channeled" materials of all time. Along with Seth Speaks, The Nature of Personal Reality is probably the most thorough of Seth's works in terms of explaining how we create reality with our thoughts and beliefs.
This review is for the audio version in particular, which I found on Audible. If you're new to Seth, I'd recommend reading the print edition first. Nonfiction in general, especially material that can get fairly technical, isn't always as easy to follow with audio. Furthermore, the format of the Seth books, with the narrator (and Jane Roberts' husband) Robert Butts frequently making comments and mentioning every detail of each session (including the dates, times, and Jane's quality of trance), you might get a little distracted from the material. If you're already familiar with the format, however, this shouldn't bother you.
Although Seth gets into some detailed explanations on how the universe and our minds operate, his message is ultimately quite simple: the world we see and experience is not separate from our inner world. In fact, the inner comes first and creates the outer. This message is consistent with many ancient teachings as well as more modern new age philosophies. However, few can communicate it as clearly and with as much conviction as Seth.
Edit. Robert Butts transcribed all the Seth material but he's not the actual narrator for this audio book (which was produced after his death). Voices for Robert, Jane, and Seth are actors who all do a good job conveying the message.
This review is for the audio version in particular, which I found on Audible. If you're new to Seth, I'd recommend reading the print edition first. Nonfiction in general, especially material that can get fairly technical, isn't always as easy to follow with audio. Furthermore, the format of the Seth books, with the narrator (and Jane Roberts' husband) Robert Butts frequently making comments and mentioning every detail of each session (including the dates, times, and Jane's quality of trance), you might get a little distracted from the material. If you're already familiar with the format, however, this shouldn't bother you.
Although Seth gets into some detailed explanations on how the universe and our minds operate, his message is ultimately quite simple: the world we see and experience is not separate from our inner world. In fact, the inner comes first and creates the outer. This message is consistent with many ancient teachings as well as more modern new age philosophies. However, few can communicate it as clearly and with as much conviction as Seth.
Edit. Robert Butts transcribed all the Seth material but he's not the actual narrator for this audio book (which was produced after his death). Voices for Robert, Jane, and Seth are actors who all do a good job conveying the message.
aiko1223's review
slow-paced
0.25
I got this book from a thrift store without reading the blurb, after having read this book i can only assume that the author was on drugs. I would never recommend this to any of the seth books to anyone.
tardycreative's review against another edition
2.0
I am sorry I couldn't take this seriously, because anything that happens spiritually in a book where the author has taken drugs or have mental health problems, makes me wonder if this is all actually an illusion of a sick mind. Friends recommended this book as helping them, but since some of them have read this book, I think they have changed to become a little more extreme,,, some have even taken drugs thinking that it helps them, based on this authors experience... I do not recommend this book personally.
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